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The TL;DR Wikipedia is a glossary for the ultra-lazy

TL;DR Wikipedia pokes fun at explanatory journalism.  

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Here’s a brilliant new Tumblr that’s way too funny not to be the work of a professional: TL;DR Wikipedia, which makes fake, abbreviated Wikipedia entries that even the laziest reader has time to process.

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The Tumblr’s card-like entries are similar to the cards used by explanatory journalism start-up Vox, albeit way less sophisticated. It’s less of a parody of Wikipedia and more of a joke on the trend towards providing super-short breakdowns of big topics.


 

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TL;DR Wikipedia started in March, and it doesn’t look like it’ll run out of steam anytime soon. The Tumblr now accepts user submissions, so if you have a pithy, snarky definition, send it in.

H/T Gizmodo | Photo via Flickr/Kenneth Lu (CC BY 2.0)

 

 
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